RN - Cardiac Care, Nights

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Snellville, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients throughout the lifecycle using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. The nurse works within organizational policies and procedures, demonstrates professional growth and accountability, maintains standards of practice, and coordinates assigned staff activities to provide quality nursing care. The Cardiac Care Unit is an 18-bed intermediate/step-down unit caring for cardiac and vascular patients. Patients may have chest pain, cardiac dysrhythmias, CHF exacerbation, hypertensive emergency, pulmonary embolism or DVT, or have undergone AAA repair or carotid endarterectomy. Nurses work closely with cardiology and vascular teams. This is a full-time night position at Piedmont Eastside. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available. The role supports patient-centered care in a collaborative environment using state-of-the-art technology.

Requirements

Graduate of a nursing program.
Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
BLS certification.
Leadership skills, effective communication skills, initiative, independent judgment, and ability to handle stressful environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.
Advanced certification in the specialty, if applicable.
For PRN positions, one year of nursing experience in a hospital setting is required.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, including collecting physical, psychosocial, and health-history data.
Evaluate patients’ developmental ages when performing assessments, treatments, and patient and family education.
Organize patient data into a plan of care, identify additional information needed, make care decisions based on identified needs, and identify expected outcomes.
Carry out the plan of care to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Provide care appropriate to the care setting, identified needs, plan of care, and severity of the patient’s condition.
Oversee activities of ancillary and support team members.
Identify teaching opportunities and provide resources to help patients achieve educational goals.
Communicate issues and concerns to the Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager, and/or physician as appropriate.
Document patient care and concerns in the patient record.
Coordinate assigned staff’s patient-care activities and maintain standards of nursing practice.